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a new united nations' report says more than 60,000 people have died in syria's 22-month-old conflict. that number significantly exceeds previous estimates. and the un's refugee agency says there's been a steady increase in the number of syrians fleeing the violence. an estimated 500,000 syrians have been displaced, most ending up in jordan, lebanon and turkey. as more and more syrian refugees find their way to turkey next door, we have a fred de sam lazaro report today from one of the oldest cities in turkey, antakya, known tearly christians as antioc today, most of the people there are sunni muslims and alawites, about equally divided. alawites are an offshoot of shiite islam. president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christia
a new united nations' report says more than 60,000 people have died in syria's 22-month-old conflict. that number significantly exceeds previous estimates. and the un's refugee agency says there's been a steady increase in the number of syrians fleeing the violence. an estimated 500,000 syrians have been displaced, most ending up in jordan, lebanon and turkey. as more and more syrian refugees find their way to turkey next door, we have a fred de sam lazaro report today from one of the oldest...
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they're in the top 10% of income in the united states. that means housing is no longer accessible to the middle class. and when the middle class can't buy housing, the middle class as we have known it since 1950 ceases to exist. so that's part two of the book. i've got programs that don't work, programs that do work. and then the intellectual challenge which really took the longest period to get my head around was, okay, if you know that these programs don't work and you've got a good fix on why and you know these programs do work and you have a good fix on why, are you capable of developing a social program or a blueprint for a program that would work? and that turned out to be quite tricky. you would like to help children. you would like to deal with social disadvantage of children. and the road block turns out that it is simply not in the political cards whether you're on the left or center, right of center or right on the center. our government is not about to help children by directing significant social resources to their parents. s
they're in the top 10% of income in the united states. that means housing is no longer accessible to the middle class. and when the middle class can't buy housing, the middle class as we have known it since 1950 ceases to exist. so that's part two of the book. i've got programs that don't work, programs that do work. and then the intellectual challenge which really took the longest period to get my head around was, okay, if you know that these programs don't work and you've got a good fix on...
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civil military operations center that was there to provide the command and control of those tactical units responding on the military side, this provided a perfect environment and opportunity for them to be able to interact with the civilian partners and provide the most appropriate response and understanding. very complex and again i just want to reiterate that the military, we know when we're responding in this type of environment that we're not coming in with the heavy capability and saying don't worry, we're here to help you and take over, we're here to complement and support you with the appropriate ways that you request our needs. the next few slides that i'm going to go over here shows some of the military capability and how some of those responses that we did during this exercise can also be applied at home in a domestic environment such as a response to maybe an earthquake here in san francisco. so the first part up there, you see a slide of some of the military that's getting ready to do some mapping and underwater environment general location to see what's going on with the pier
civil military operations center that was there to provide the command and control of those tactical units responding on the military side, this provided a perfect environment and opportunity for them to be able to interact with the civilian partners and provide the most appropriate response and understanding. very complex and again i just want to reiterate that the military, we know when we're responding in this type of environment that we're not coming in with the heavy capability and saying...
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way, as you know, i never thought in our lifetimes we would see an african-american president of the united states. what a wonderful location, that is something to celebrate. he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i have felt very strongly in my first elected year, but also during my tenure as interim mayor. we have a great deal of celebrate. we also have a great challenge in front of us. there are so many of our asian american friends, iranian friends, friends from the philippines, friends from our japanese-american community, are chinese-american community, waiting for the opportunity to come together to celebrate our diversity, but also to signal to our european friends, our latino france, we are ready to help lead this state. and helped change the conversation and not only celebrate diversity, but use diversity
way, as you know, i never thought in our lifetimes we would see an african-american president of the united states. what a wonderful location, that is something to celebrate. he has been here many times, president obama. the very surprised we had of being able to celebrate the first asian mayor of san francisco. it was not my doing, it was all of the people of san francisco saying it is about time we celebrate. thank you to the people of san [applause] i have a very short message. what did i...
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we're actually -- things could be worse, in the environment in the united states. and that always ends with the punch line, and sure enough things got worse, here we are. >> but to explain, and for purposes we ran a experiment, an some countries didn't. >> and up to that point, the track of recovery had been about the same in the u.s. and britain. since then, we've started to recover, and they are in a recession. >> thank you for joining us. >> all right, we'll be right back with a rachel maddow show, bullpucky alert, this proves to be a real life pile of bull. hold on. is bigger than we think ... sometimelike the flu.fer from with aches, fever and chills- the flu's a really big deal. so why treat it like it's a little cold? there's something that works differently than over-the-counter remedies. prescription tamiflu attacks the flu virus at its source. so don't wait. call your doctor right away. tamiflu is prescription medicine for treating the flu in adults and children one year and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu
we're actually -- things could be worse, in the environment in the united states. and that always ends with the punch line, and sure enough things got worse, here we are. >> but to explain, and for purposes we ran a experiment, an some countries didn't. >> and up to that point, the track of recovery had been about the same in the u.s. and britain. since then, we've started to recover, and they are in a recession. >> thank you for joining us. >> all right, we'll be right...
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he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307 feet 6 inches from the ground 40 feet taller than the united states capital. >> you could spend days going around the building and finding something new. the embellishment, the carvings, it represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that san francisco is famous for. >> the wood you see in the board of supervisor's chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. interesting thing about the oak is there isn't anymore in the entire world. the floors in china was cleard and never replanted. if you look up at the seceiling you would believe that's hand kof carved out of wood and it is a cast plaster sealing and the only spanish design in an arts building. there are no records about how many people worked on this building. the workman who worked on this building did not all speak the same language. and what happened was the person working next to the other person respected a skill a skill that was so wonderful that we have this masterpiece to show the world today. >
he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307 feet 6 inches from the ground 40 feet taller than the united states capital. >> you could spend days going around the building and finding something new. the embellishment, the carvings, it represents commerce, navigation, all of the things that san francisco is famous for. >> the wood you see in the board of supervisor's chambers is oak and all hand carved on site. interesting thing about the oak is...
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experts are predicting above normal significant fire potential across the northwest quarter of the united states. those of you who live in southern california are used to a phenomenon called the santa ana winds. when you take into account dry conditions, we're in the part of the year when those winds start to change directions, we do have the opportunity for significant fire events throughout the california area. so, with that, what i'd like to do is kind of focus our discussion on 3 major areas.. command and control, relationships and resources. with that, let me start off with the first question, we got a lot of discussion yesterday about command and control. i just wanted to give an opportunity for our panelists to talk about when a fire occurs within california and what is the system that you respond on in california and who is in charge of that fire and what happens when those fires grow into multiple fires as we've seen in 2003 and 2007 and how do you manage multiple fires and get the resources to the right place and organize that not only at the fire but the operations centers that
experts are predicting above normal significant fire potential across the northwest quarter of the united states. those of you who live in southern california are used to a phenomenon called the santa ana winds. when you take into account dry conditions, we're in the part of the year when those winds start to change directions, we do have the opportunity for significant fire events throughout the california area. so, with that, what i'd like to do is kind of focus our discussion on 3 major...
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do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear full faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] to the most important job. that's what i keep telling my grand kids. cowal old are you? >> nice to see you guys. [inaudible conversations] >> do you solemnly swear that he will support
do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> congratulations, senator. >> please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear...
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the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal relationship with native peoples and its origins in the constitution. the united states policy of supporting self-determination and self-governance for indigenous peoples leads to native self-sufficiency, resulting in our continued ability to be productive and contribute to the well-being of our families, our communities and our great nation. that is why i work to secure parity in federal policy for my people the native hawaiians. the united states has recognized hundreds of alaska native and american indian communities. it is long past tim
the united states is a great country. one of the things that makes us so great is that though we have made mistakes we change, we correct them, we right past wrongs. it is our responsibility as a nation to do right by america's native people. those who exercise sovereignty on lands that later became part of the united states. while we can never change the past we have the power to change the future. throughout my career, i have worked to ensure that my colleagues understand the federal...
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there were more garvey chapters than anywhere else in the united states. it is an international movement. one of the things i discovered in this book that as as if finished a nation under our feet "i thought it would be a secondary literature on garvey's movement in the united states. i discovered there was none. there was a lot on garvey himself as a controversial figure but those who was moved and with there understanding, there is virtually nothing so the nation under our feet by cobbled things together and thought i need to know more about this. and one theme is what historians don't rightabout and why there are certain interpretations that steer you in the face but you refuse them or ignore them. garvey is one. anyone bush did acknowledge that it was the largest mass movement of people of african descent ever. yet we know almost nothing about it. it just seemed to me it was a very odd thing. the reason is it complicates our slavery to freedom narrative. garvey does not fit in. it identify is a tendency that is powerful and does show up among civil rig
there were more garvey chapters than anywhere else in the united states. it is an international movement. one of the things i discovered in this book that as as if finished a nation under our feet "i thought it would be a secondary literature on garvey's movement in the united states. i discovered there was none. there was a lot on garvey himself as a controversial figure but those who was moved and with there understanding, there is virtually nothing so the nation under our feet by...
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narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic sanitation, economic development, and for our quality of life. man: you just can't visualize all the assets that are under our feet. we have about two million miles of pipe in this nation. if you're walking around in an urban area, you're probably stepping on a pipe. man: our grandparents paid for, and put in for the first time, these large distribution systems. woman: and in many cases, it's not been touched since. man: we're at a critical turning point. much of that infrastructure is wearing out. narrator: our water infrastructure is made up of complex, underg
narrator: over 300 million people live in the united states. and each person uses an average of 100 gallons of water every day. man: what it takes to actually make clean water is somewhat a mystery to most customers. woman: so how does water get from the river into your house, or here at school? woman: somebody has to bring that water to us, and somebody has to take it away when we're finished with it. man: the water infrastructure is vital for disease protection, fire protection, basic...
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reach the united states constitution? -- the united states constitution? >> i do. >> this is my daughter. >> hello, mali, how are you? -- molly, how are you? >> how are you? >> do not hide. >> she is a start. -- star. quest congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. -- >> congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. >> thank you again. >> thank you. >> we go back. >> i have been here for 200 years. >> i will tell you a story about that. >> they are just plain old nuts and bolts. all right. >> to you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states? do you take this obligation freely? so help you god? >> i do. [indiscernible] >> how are you. ? >> you will be forest. spread your legs. -- you will be frisked. spread your legs. >> good to see you. >> hello. how are you? what is your name? you are ok. i will be darned. you look great. ok. what you will do -- we will reenact this. ready? >> do you solemnly swear you will support and defend the constitution of the united states? you take this obligation without any reservation? so he
reach the united states constitution? -- the united states constitution? >> i do. >> this is my daughter. >> hello, mali, how are you? -- molly, how are you? >> how are you? >> do not hide. >> she is a start. -- star. quest congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. -- >> congratulations, everybody. enjoy the day. >> thank you again. >> thank you. >> we go back. >> i have been here for 200 years. >> i will tell you a story...
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also tonight, a startling new number from the united nations. they now estimate that 60,000 people have died since the rebellion against president assad began in 2011. >>> and tomorrow is a new day in a new school for a group of children in newtown, connecticut. the sandy hook elementary school is, in affect, relocating, moving teachers, students, even desks and backpacks into new quarters. a borrowed building, seven miles away. children and teachers toured today. and abc's amy robach explains. >> reporter: it may take some extra time on the school bus tomorrow, but that ride may feel extra special. the streets leading to their new school lined with their school color, green, and signs of love and support. snowflakes hang throughout the newly named building, sent in from around the world with messages of hope. in a matter of weeks, the community has been hard at work retrofitting a building originally designed as a middle school to meet the needs of younger students. bathroom sinks and toilets were lowered and the gym remodeled. and in many clas
also tonight, a startling new number from the united nations. they now estimate that 60,000 people have died since the rebellion against president assad began in 2011. >>> and tomorrow is a new day in a new school for a group of children in newtown, connecticut. the sandy hook elementary school is, in affect, relocating, moving teachers, students, even desks and backpacks into new quarters. a borrowed building, seven miles away. children and teachers toured today. and abc's amy robach...
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>> there is not a law-abiding firearms owner across the united states that was not torn to pieces by what happened in sandy ". -- in sandy hook. they just don't believe their constitutional right to own a firearm and the fact they can protect their family with a firearm results and the problem. -- in the problem. >> you and i agree there should be more prosecution of illegal gun possession and illegal gun ownership. >> i have been on this capitol hill for 20 some years agree to that and nobody does it and that's the problem. i will make you a bed right now 3 -- i will make you a bet right now -- -- when president obama leaves the office four years from now, his prosecutions will not be much different than they are now. if they did 20 per month, they would do 20,000. let's see if we get there. >> chief johnson, you have talked very persuasively on the need for better background checks. do you believe those background check should be applied to ammunition purchases as well as firearms purchases? >> our organization supports background checks on ammunition sales. >> iq. -- thank you. ca
>> there is not a law-abiding firearms owner across the united states that was not torn to pieces by what happened in sandy ". -- in sandy hook. they just don't believe their constitutional right to own a firearm and the fact they can protect their family with a firearm results and the problem. -- in the problem. >> you and i agree there should be more prosecution of illegal gun possession and illegal gun ownership. >> i have been on this capitol hill for 20 some years...
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it is like the recession here in the united states. as long as people are insecure in don't know what tomorrow will bring it will hunker down, they will not take risks, invest, and diversify. >> i would just like to congratulate our three speakers. what he considers myself to follow this issue closely. at some interesting insights tonight. i learned a congratulate you for your provocative and effective presentation. i want to make two points in addition to that, and that is to bolivia, you mentioned the embassy. i suppose advising americans that they should assume coca. there are other non and business sectors very definable like student groups are truck drivers are taxi drivers who are big consumers of cocoa for functional reasons. more than a couple of cups of coffee to stay up all night to study for exams. truckdrivers to stay awake on the roads to diminish traffic fatalities. so you have a lot of very nice middle-class sectors. it struck me that pursuing these can be very productive for your interest in working on changing attitude
it is like the recession here in the united states. as long as people are insecure in don't know what tomorrow will bring it will hunker down, they will not take risks, invest, and diversify. >> i would just like to congratulate our three speakers. what he considers myself to follow this issue closely. at some interesting insights tonight. i learned a congratulate you for your provocative and effective presentation. i want to make two points in addition to that, and that is to bolivia,...
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and so, now, imagine if the united nations and the audience of the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way, with the contempt they treat coca, right? what would happen if they -- and they've told bolivians and peruvians you have to stop chewing coca which they've been doing for centuries, if not thousands of years. imagine if they did that to the united states, you know, coffee, you have to give up this habit now. what would happen? well, a friend of mine actually did this. he was a performance art major, andrew. he went to amherst college, and in 2001 he conspire with the the school administration and student government to secretly ban coffee or for one day without notice during finals week as a performance art project. so all these students get up in the morning, and there's no coffee in the cafeteria, bookstore, no coffee on campus. and they have friends dress up as drug dealers. buddy, you want to buy a shot of espresso for $6? and people were actually buying this. it made "the new york times," cbs news, all this kind of stuff. so that is the kin
and so, now, imagine if the united nations and the audience of the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way, with the contempt they treat coca, right? what would happen if they -- and they've told bolivians and peruvians you have to stop chewing coca which they've been doing for centuries, if not thousands of years. imagine if they did that to the united states, you know, coffee, you have to give up this habit now. what would happen? well, a friend of mine actually did this. he was a...
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i was born in the united states, but i have six half brothers and sisters. my children have three nationalities. their mother's dutch. so they for dutch citizens. let's go on what we agree on. work permits. my side is going to have to give up an automatic path to citizenship. i am with you. have you some really good ideas. but let's go to what we agree on. work permits. let's find out who the folks are so they can get driver's license and insurance so when they hit our cars, we can get paid. they can work to earn wages and get social security. >> jamie: but are we going to talk about this or get it done? what political capital does the president have left? will he have to act on his own? do you think he can generate the bipartisan support he would need to get something passed? >> the president has approached this in a very divisive way. he talked about our enemies when he talked to the latino community, suggesting american who is want our borders enforced or laws enforced were anti-latino. he turned around and passed this -- did this illegal dream act amnest
i was born in the united states, but i have six half brothers and sisters. my children have three nationalities. their mother's dutch. so they for dutch citizens. let's go on what we agree on. work permits. my side is going to have to give up an automatic path to citizenship. i am with you. have you some really good ideas. but let's go to what we agree on. work permits. let's find out who the folks are so they can get driver's license and insurance so when they hit our cars, we can get paid....
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remember, california and oregon are very far away from the centers of power in the united states. this is one of the reasons that lincoln wanted to build a transcontinental railroad once the civil war begins, because he wants to extend the reach of federal authority. there were fears that there would be a west coast -- i mean, if you think about why did lynn do what he did at fort sumpter in south carolina? part of the logic was not just the states that had already secede from the union but the prospect of the country as a whole falling apart if the federal government didn't assert its power and its authority. the west coast, there was some secessionist sentiments in the midwest, talk about new york becoming a free port of entry like in germany. so we look back knowing the result of all this, which, of course, led to the emergence, really, of the nation state, for the first time, and one with much greater powers and reach than it had before. you can forget how precarious the union was for a long period of time, and -- but i think it's important to recognize -- this is about state
remember, california and oregon are very far away from the centers of power in the united states. this is one of the reasons that lincoln wanted to build a transcontinental railroad once the civil war begins, because he wants to extend the reach of federal authority. there were fears that there would be a west coast -- i mean, if you think about why did lynn do what he did at fort sumpter in south carolina? part of the logic was not just the states that had already secede from the union but the...
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now imagine if the united nations and the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way with the content they treat coca what would happen if they tell oblivion's chewing coca which they'd been doing for centuries if not thousands of years imagine if they did that to the united states you have to give up this habit now. she was a major that went to elmhurst college, and in 2001 he comes by europe with the administration to secretly them coffee for one day without notice during finals week as a project so all these students get up in the morning and there's no coffee in the bookstore area sold on campus and they have friends dress up in trenchcoats as drug dealers. you want to buy a shot of espresso? $6. and people were actually buying this stuff and in cbs news come all this stuff, so that is the kind of outrage that you would expect of someone told you you could no longer consume your favorite beverage stimulant coffee, and that is i think you begin to understand some of the indignities and outrage when the ignorant people, other
now imagine if the united nations and the u.n. convention were to treat coffee the way with the content they treat coca what would happen if they tell oblivion's chewing coca which they'd been doing for centuries if not thousands of years imagine if they did that to the united states you have to give up this habit now. she was a major that went to elmhurst college, and in 2001 he comes by europe with the administration to secretly them coffee for one day without notice during finals week as a...
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. >> that i will execute -- >> the president of the united states -- >> reporter: so the president had to be sworn in again and that is why president obama is the only two-term president to be sworn in two times. and vice president joe biden because sworn in at the naval observe tory. and then the first family also attended the african-american church as part of the celebration of martin luther king day. when a president and vice president are sworn it, it is only for a four-year term so they need to be sworn in for another four-years. >> barbara walters was hospitalized after suffering a fall. she suffered a cut on her head. the 83-year-old walters was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are in the capital getting ready for the celebration and we have bill live from the events later on. >>> the first day of the mavericks surf competition started today. thousands of people flooded in to watch. patty lee has more. >> reporter: to get a front row view of this action at maverick, thousands packed in to see the surfers. >> it has worked out good. >> r
. >> that i will execute -- >> the president of the united states -- >> reporter: so the president had to be sworn in again and that is why president obama is the only two-term president to be sworn in two times. and vice president joe biden because sworn in at the naval observe tory. and then the first family also attended the african-american church as part of the celebration of martin luther king day. when a president and vice president are sworn it, it is only for a...
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if congress refuses to give the united states government time to pay these bills on time, the result will be catastrophic. hopefully we will focus on seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> the president doesn't want to scare us quite as much. nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill. that was a new year's day to remember. >> it was. it was just in time for many americans who were concerned for tax rates going up. couples who make $450,000 or more will have higher tax rates here. you heard the president also talking about or eluding to the debt ceiling, that's a fight the congress still has to deal with, as the president made reference to paying those bills we already incurred. john boehner was able to gather together 85 votes in favor of this bill, overwhelmingly passed in the stat. not as much -- most republicans voted against it in the house. in the end they were able to get it past. not mentioned as much but something that limb pact a lot of paychecks, remember that
if congress refuses to give the united states government time to pay these bills on time, the result will be catastrophic. hopefully we will focus on seeing if we can put a package like this together with a little bit less drama, a little less brinksmanship, not scare the heck out of folks quite as much. >> the president doesn't want to scare us quite as much. nbc's tracie potts is on capitol hill. that was a new year's day to remember. >> it was. it was just in time for many...
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father an oil man and senator of the united states raised al in privilege. he became a champion of the left in adulthood. cashing in big time on the global warming issue. the former vice president used some of that money to then invest in a far left cable network that has been a collosal failure. so al-and his merry men decided to sell that network. according to the "new york times" today, they wanted to close the deal last week to avoid the higher capital gains tax this year. sounds like good business sense, right? here's what is confusing. just two months ago. old al gave an interview to the reuters news service and said this. >> the single most popular proposal we had was to reduce taxes on working people and lift the higher rate. let's give an incentive to work and let's ask the most fortunate in our society, including me and you. >> yeah. >> to do our fair share. >> bill: to do our fair share. isn't that fascinating? so, what is our fair share? oh, i guess that means selling assets at the lower capital gains rate. and it even gets worse. al gore sold hi
father an oil man and senator of the united states raised al in privilege. he became a champion of the left in adulthood. cashing in big time on the global warming issue. the former vice president used some of that money to then invest in a far left cable network that has been a collosal failure. so al-and his merry men decided to sell that network. according to the "new york times" today, they wanted to close the deal last week to avoid the higher capital gains tax this year. sounds...
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the ok a few will go to go beyond the very laws of the nation of the united states and so what we need is not it's pollution so much. restructuring or reform so that it operates within the laws of the nation and it operates to do what it does best which is to gather information. as a basis for policy formulation of what do you think about that i mean you know big go over board some times ok but isn't that their creed there are a paramilitary force that belongs to the president willing to carry out whatever orders the president orders now i can understand why any proponent of the cia would not want to go back to the sixty's in the seventy's and so forth because this was the era where the the cia for example ousted the democratically elected prime minister of iran destroying their experiment with democracy ousted the democratically elected president of guatemala presidential orders but then murdered two americans in chile in their support of the pinochet coup we still don't know whether the president was behind that or whether the cia did that on their own initiative now we have a force
the ok a few will go to go beyond the very laws of the nation of the united states and so what we need is not it's pollution so much. restructuring or reform so that it operates within the laws of the nation and it operates to do what it does best which is to gather information. as a basis for policy formulation of what do you think about that i mean you know big go over board some times ok but isn't that their creed there are a paramilitary force that belongs to the president willing to carry...
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they use several teams including the dank and narcotics unit. the website that was used to contact prostitutes and clients. 36 people were arrested. >> san francisco police are searching for two men who stole we expect from a store and post a 75 year-old woman and the head after she confronted them. the woman refused medical treatment. the suspects were described as being between 25 and 30 years old. >> new court documents show that the murdered a venture capitalist, raveesh kumra [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook. >> welcome back. the stanford cardinals are rose bow
they use several teams including the dank and narcotics unit. the website that was used to contact prostitutes and clients. 36 people were arrested. >> san francisco police are searching for two men who stole we expect from a store and post a 75 year-old woman and the head after she confronted them. the woman refused medical treatment. the suspects were described as being between 25 and 30 years old. >> new court documents show that the murdered a venture capitalist, raveesh kumra [...
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in the next one or two months, some economists are saying that could actually lower our gdp for the united states by one percentage point. looking ahead, though, the end of this year could be rosy, about two and a half percent growth rate for the economy. >> that's rosy relatively. everything is relative right now. >>it's not 3.6 but it's at least not flat lining. >> as far as the debt ceiling, it seems like there's a lot of bluster every time it comes up and they keep doing the same thing. is there a likelihood of it ever changing? they keep upping the limit. >> it depends on if they get the debt problems in hand. that's what we're seeing congressmen, senators fighting about. it's the same main issues over and over again. spending cuts, are they going to have to happen? who knows. what's interesting about this paradigm we've set up for ourselves here, we have a revenue problem to a certain extent in the united states. historically we've been playing slightly lower taxes over the last couple of years. so you can make a case for raising taxes on a historical basis. but our spending problem
in the next one or two months, some economists are saying that could actually lower our gdp for the united states by one percentage point. looking ahead, though, the end of this year could be rosy, about two and a half percent growth rate for the economy. >> that's rosy relatively. everything is relative right now. >>it's not 3.6 but it's at least not flat lining. >> as far as the debt ceiling, it seems like there's a lot of bluster every time it comes up and they keep doing...
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the eagle is looking at the olive branch to show that the united states will always seek peace. the other talon, the eagle is holding arrows to show that the united states understands if you will be effective and successful in seeking peace, you must be strong. let me expand. because it only only peace but a better kind. the elimination of poverty, better lives all over the world for ourselves and other people. the arrows don't just stand for military strength but capability, they stand for the idea that the underwill try to recruit the best and most capable to apply themselves to those grand objectives. as i studied the life of christopher stevens, he embodied that and sought the grand objectives that our dwok si stands for. we gather to mourn his loss and demonstrate to his family how much we understand their grief. we also gather to celebrate the immense accomplishments this man has made for us. i picked out of my closet a tie. says on it democracy is not a spectator sport. christopher stevens was a participant. a full, strong, effective participant in his beloved democracy.
the eagle is looking at the olive branch to show that the united states will always seek peace. the other talon, the eagle is holding arrows to show that the united states understands if you will be effective and successful in seeking peace, you must be strong. let me expand. because it only only peace but a better kind. the elimination of poverty, better lives all over the world for ourselves and other people. the arrows don't just stand for military strength but capability, they stand for the...
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he will represent the united states in the world baseball classic. he's committed to play for the u.s. along with other starters. this year's classic starts march 2nd. the u.s. makes it to the championship song, he could get a chance to pitch in his home ballpark. >>> george gund lost his battle of cancer passing at the age of 75. >> joe, thank you. >>> walmart is hiring men and women in uniform. coming up tonight an the 10:00 news, the super size promise the world's largest retailer is making to american veterans. >> we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song.
he will represent the united states in the world baseball classic. he's committed to play for the u.s. along with other starters. this year's classic starts march 2nd. the u.s. makes it to the championship song, he could get a chance to pitch in his home ballpark. >>> george gund lost his battle of cancer passing at the age of 75. >> joe, thank you. >>> walmart is hiring men and women in uniform. coming up tonight an the 10:00 news, the super size promise the world's...
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by having both of those units in place i think there is going to be a really powerful team. because you can't just open up the data. you have to do things like this, where you get the community together or you have people actually talking about it because the demand side, as we were talking about it, will be there because there is going to be someone there. there have to be people working with it who are getting out there. i think this is what this city is going to be really powerful. in terms of other cities doing as well, chicago is doing some really interesting stuff. scary cool stuff. they're taking 3 in 1 data, pothole request and crime report and matching it up with social media. they're getting this really deep and rich picture of what is going on in the city. and you can do that with data when you think about it creatively. philadelphia as i mentioned, they are really active in open data. and new york, again with 3 in 1 is doing smart analytics. i think that's what you'll see happening as well, government starts to become smarter, make better decisions, better polici
by having both of those units in place i think there is going to be a really powerful team. because you can't just open up the data. you have to do things like this, where you get the community together or you have people actually talking about it because the demand side, as we were talking about it, will be there because there is going to be someone there. there have to be people working with it who are getting out there. i think this is what this city is going to be really powerful. in terms...
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was a few days later, that following friday after the market closed, standard & poor's downgraded the united states credit rating so we can only assume, and wall street economists are quietly whispering this, we are expecting some type of another downgrade to take place probably in the next couple of days. >>neil: well the viewers say there goes neil cavuto back from vacation and the same old beating of the drum on how this is hell and high water and my only point in mentioning this is be careful of a one day snap reaction that is just relieved to have any deal but history shows markets eventually start selling off. will that happen here? or will the market just gladly continue whistling past the graveyard? >>guest: remember this is a headline-driven market and what i mean by that for fox, we hear the news each hour it changes but what we heard today going into the first trading day of the year, congress has the deal done, whether it is the right deal or not it doesn't matter. it was closed and locked up and now we still have a number of head wins do deal with, clearly anemic growth and the
was a few days later, that following friday after the market closed, standard & poor's downgraded the united states credit rating so we can only assume, and wall street economists are quietly whispering this, we are expecting some type of another downgrade to take place probably in the next couple of days. >>neil: well the viewers say there goes neil cavuto back from vacation and the same old beating of the drum on how this is hell and high water and my only point in mentioning this...
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it applies to united because it is the only airline with 787's in its fleet. an emergency landing in western japan convinced japan's two largest airlines to ground their dreamliners, and as a result tokyo-pound -- tokyo-bound passengers hillary schedule their flights. boeing stock dropped 2% in after hour trading. >>> chasing mavericks. the contest is set, but when will the waves arrive? >> and from the high wire to the unemployment line. cirque de soleil is making some changes. >> and the world's first moisturizing genes. what they do and how much they cost. >> also on jimmy kimmle live. >> tonight music from philip philips and rey romano is here, right? ray? >> i am here and you are there. >> we are both here. >> i am here and you are there. easy. >> he got that. "jimmy kimmle alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ faster than mandy can hang up on mr. monday. you hang up first. [ female announcer ] in just 60 sec
it applies to united because it is the only airline with 787's in its fleet. an emergency landing in western japan convinced japan's two largest airlines to ground their dreamliners, and as a result tokyo-pound -- tokyo-bound passengers hillary schedule their flights. boeing stock dropped 2% in after hour trading. >>> chasing mavericks. the contest is set, but when will the waves arrive? >> and from the high wire to the unemployment line. cirque de soleil is making some changes....
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when you think about a country like the united states that's trying to work through its own history of racial antagonist and coming to have two models. one is we're transcending them in moving beyond, trying to build a multiracial community. .. the only reason why i feel like we have to be very careful about serious discussions about things we feel uncomfortable about. we've been through all of this stuff. made it to the finish line and now the only way to move forward is to pretend we haven't run this far already. i think to know where we're going to go. to figure out what we want this community to become, we have to understand where we have been and make sense of the differences that still divide us. so, again, it's a fine line between making too much of racial difference, or making a gettish out -- fettish out of it and pushing to a moment where everybody feels like they have a vested interest in american sew size. >> host: whose the role of political correctness in our views on race? >> guest: part of the point -- it's easy to take a pot shot at political correctness. it's trying t
when you think about a country like the united states that's trying to work through its own history of racial antagonist and coming to have two models. one is we're transcending them in moving beyond, trying to build a multiracial community. .. the only reason why i feel like we have to be very careful about serious discussions about things we feel uncomfortable about. we've been through all of this stuff. made it to the finish line and now the only way to move forward is to pretend we haven't...
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they're going to celebrate today as part of the history, they still don't want him as president of the united states. >> you mentioned the 52% approval rating. that was the same approval rating that your former boss, george w. bush, had on his inauguration day. >> by the time august and katrina happened, the end of his presidency started with that. he started at 52 and went down to the end of it. >> you can make argument against term limits. but lyndon johnson understood, he had a few months. just a few months. that's when he got voting rights done. that's when he got a lot of those major pieces of great society legislation done, was in those months of 1965. medicare, all that. and so, i think we're likely to see a lot of activity right now. >> on immigration, guns, debt. all coming up. we're going to get that all day long here. >>> i want to go back to josh elliott on pennsylvania avenue. you're giving us a little weather, right, josh? >> it's a beautiful day. you were speaking of the battle lines drawn. let today stand as it is, an oasis of unity. one that is brisk but sunny. we want to tha
they're going to celebrate today as part of the history, they still don't want him as president of the united states. >> you mentioned the 52% approval rating. that was the same approval rating that your former boss, george w. bush, had on his inauguration day. >> by the time august and katrina happened, the end of his presidency started with that. he started at 52 and went down to the end of it. >> you can make argument against term limits. but lyndon johnson understood, he...
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and it basically will remove what is the full faith and credit of the united states. this is something that we have as an asset we are basically the world's reserve currency and this can all change if all of a sudden we stop paying our bills. so, you know, it is a very dangerous weapon. and, you know, in many ways you can call it the nuclear option. >> the nuclear option. well, let's end on the nuclear option. happy new year to you, hal. nice to see you. >> happy new year. >> hal joining us from chicago. always good to talk to you. if you want more details, by the way, of what went on, all the information in today's jobs report, we have it for you, but it would be a six-hour show to read it. you can go to cnnmoan.com and read it for yourself. dad. listen, we're gonna go broke unless we figure out a way to divvy up this shared data plan...fairly. so, um, whoever's fathered the most children, gets the most data. let's just do it by hair. body hair? most dental work. what? [ phones buzzing and beeping ] stop downloading, and stop liking everything. it should be by who ha
and it basically will remove what is the full faith and credit of the united states. this is something that we have as an asset we are basically the world's reserve currency and this can all change if all of a sudden we stop paying our bills. so, you know, it is a very dangerous weapon. and, you know, in many ways you can call it the nuclear option. >> the nuclear option. well, let's end on the nuclear option. happy new year to you, hal. nice to see you. >> happy new year. >>...